shadorne
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| RACHMANINOFF PIANO CONCERTO 2 Telarc has a simply excellent and exciting/dramatic recording of this. Lorin Maazel/Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra/Horacio Guiterrez. It may not be to everyone's tastes but dramatic and powerful it is ( as well as an excellent recording). | |
| Subwoofer Connection Yes you will miss something unless your DSP can take the 0.1 channel and "phantom" or mix the signal with your front L & R channels. You will also might lose the ability to use effective notch filtering on your extreme LF base...which almost a... | |
| Do I want a sub with VR-4jr's? A REL or other high quality dedicated sub will give highly accurate extreme LF bass. This is useful in the 20 to 50 Hz range if you have monitor type speakers (designed for very low bass distortion and consequently limited in bass LF extension).I ... | |
| musical drummers...who are they ??? Phil Collins has to be up there because he wrote so much music... but my all time favorite as a pure drummer has to be Steve Ferrone. He may not be well known and has mostly done contract work.I have heard him play live with Average White Band in ... | |
| Simple Digital Music Server - Opinions Please I would be very interested to hear how this works out.For about five years, I have used a Mac to control three CD mega changers with Titletrack Jukebox software and Keyspan USB to RS232 adaptor and an "Slink" box (RS232 to Sony S-link commands).It... | |
| looking for new speaker suggestions and advice If you can get something that won't disturb your view out the windows (low and boxey or satellites + sub) then I'd place the speakers about 7 feet apart 4 feet off the West wall with your listening position close to the connection to the dining ro... | |
| Window Treatments to Remove reflected sound Wood slated blinds work better than metal but are very expensive. Fabric blinds/carpets/curtains - heavier the better. | |
| Always ON? Change in sound over time is common in speakers. The problem is acute with lower cost drive units.Heating of the voice coils while playing music causes thermal compression. This reduces the dynamic range audibly and can cause drifts in the way the... | |
| Speakers made for close placement to front walls I agree with Linkster - sealed box is probably safer.These are my comments from another post: Speaker placement will be all the more important with tuned port speakers, which have their own non-linear resonances. You would probably be better off w... | |
| Rear Ported Speakers, Backs to Wall? Speaker placement will be all the more important with tuned port speakers, which have their own non-linear resonances. You would probably be better off with a sealed box: a design which will be more forgiving on placement.Placing speakers anywhere... | |
| Speaker recommendations please If you like the Gallo's I think they use Dynaudio drivers. You could always try a high end Dynaudio speaker if you are seeking improvements. Frankly I can't see how any driver could work very effectively in such a small cylindrical box as used in ... | |
| If $ was no object what speaker would you buy? French-Fries,I have not heard the Alexandria's but when you mentioned the $ 135,000 price tag I thought I would have a look at the reviews. I have heard other lower priced Wilson's before and thought they sounded very good, although a bit too much... | |
| What is purpose of a cd transport? Speed of data flow is related to the accuracy of the clock on the data buffer being clocked out to the DAC....so it is not related to the transport itself as in a conventional turntable...as the buffer makes a disconnect in the flow of bits. Think... | |
| If $ was no object what speaker would you buy? Actually I would be happy with many speakers above about $1500 and can understand fully why my choice in speakers may differ from others... it all comes down to what it is designed for and your tastes. The fact that I have spent many times more th... | |
| Change from processor to preamp help Gunbei is right. I would wait until you have had your Merlin's for a while. The TSM's are really good, although I suspect their amazing low frequency specifications might be under some optimal conditions and not free-standing. Just be wary that yo... |